Tag: ships

Bringing Back the Battleship? – Railguns, US Shipbuilding and a 35,000 ton bad idea?

Posted on by Lone Candle

Larger ships are vulnerable to modern weapons. With a larger ship, you have more eggs in one basket. If the enemy takes out that one ship, you’ve lost a lot of firepower. Even with anti-missile and anti-drone defenses, the enemy only needs one good hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvUbx9TvOwk

The US Navy’s $1.6 Trillion Plan to Defeat China

Posted on by Lone Candle

The US is having trouble building its navy partially because it doesn’t have enough skilled people. It takes 8 years to get people fully up to speed, and it is having trouble keeping its aging workforce on the job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2W99bL_TEQ

Affordable Lethality: Why the U.S. Needs Conventional Submarines by Jim Halsell and Jordan Spector

Posted on by Lone Candle

The U.S. needs more diesel attack submarines in addition to their nuclear subs because numbers matter and nuclear subs are too expensive.

They could have partners help construct these subs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV6I7jyOeuQ

Why America’s Littoral Combat Ship is NOT in combat

Posted on by Lone Candle

The Navy said they didn’t want any more littoral combat ships because they sucked, but Congress spent a bunch more money building more of them due to district politics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT7TWwMj8OQ

The Houthi Red Sea Crisis – Complete Animated Documentary

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The Houthi Red Sea Crisis – Complete Animated Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7C2XMRbgmQ